
The Kano State Government has established a new agency to strengthen water supply in semi-urban and rural communities across the state.
The Commissioner for Water Resources, Dr Dahiru M. Hashim, announced the establishment of the Kano State Small Towns Water Supply Agency, KASSTOWA, in a statement he personally signed in Kano on Tuesday.
Hashim said the agency was established with the approval of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to improve water service delivery through effective management of regional water schemes.
“Today, with the approval of His Excellency, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, I officially launched the Kano State Small Towns Water Supply Agency,” he said.
The commissioner further revealed the appointment of Engr. Sani Bala Danbatta as Acting Managing Director and Aminu Mamman Yaro as Acting Deputy Managing Director, alongside other directors.
“I charged the new management team to speed up ongoing interventions and sustain work across the regional water schemes,” he said.
Hashim said the government had provided newly branded vehicles to improve the agency’s movement and field activities.

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